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4D Group Members
I want to understand how and why the developing brain is so diverse, and how this diversity is linked to different cognitive, learning and mental health outcomes.
Prof Duncan Astle
Group Leader
I am working on the longitudinal follow-up of the CALM cohort
Dr Silvana Mareva
Research Fellow
I work on bridging computational neuroscience and AI with connectomics, development and understanding organisational principles of neural systems.
Dr Danyal Akarca
Research Fellow
I am interested in causal mechanisms relating genes and brain structure/function with cognition, and how these trajectories change over time, using large open-access neuroimaging datasets with children and adolescents.
Alicja Monaghan
PhD student
My research involves looking at the interaction between genetic, neural, environmental, and cognitive mechanisms that promote resilience during childhood development.
Tess Smith
PhD student
I am interested in the different domains of resilience at the neural and behavioural levels and how they impact child development and mental health.
Stepheni Uh
PhD student, Gates Scholar
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Sofia Carozza
PhD student
I am interested in the effects of various forms of childhood adversity, especially abuse and neglect, on neurodevelopment and cognitive function.
My role is to support the cohorts at the MRC CBU, in particular I work on the CamCAN and CALM to make sure we maximise access to the data
Tina Emery
Research Associate
I work closely with families in CALM, coordinating a large team of staff and students to collect the longitudinal follow-up.
Grace Frankel
Research Associate
I use computational and experimental methods to investigate structural and functional brain network differences in those with neurodevelopmental conditions like ADHD.
Natalia Zdorovtsova
PhD student
I am interested in how the development of diverse brain networks relate to cognition, behaviour, and learning in infancy and early childhood.
Alexa Mousley
PhD student
I am interested in understanding how growing up in an adverse environment — such as chronic poverty or an abusive household — affects children’s brains, behaviour, and mental health. The aim of my research is to identify early markers of risk and resilience and possible targets for mental health interventions.
Maria Vedechkina
PhD student
Lab Alumni
We are incredibly proud of our past lab members!
Dr Roma Siugzdaite
After completing a post-doc, Roma went back to Ghent University to work on numerical cognition and working memory in children and adults. Mainly focusing on serial order representation in the brain
After completing a postdoc in the lab, Joff joined AstraZeneca as a Senior Statistician in the Data Science team.
Dr Jonathan Jones
Dr Giacomo Bignardi
After completing a PhD and postdoc in the lab, Giacomo secured another postdoc position in the Department of Psychology (Cambridge).
Dr Edwin Dalmaijer
After a postdoc in the lab, Edwin went on to start his lab as PI, at the University of Bristol
Dr Jessica Barnes
Jess completed a postdoc in the lab, before going on to work within the Behavioural Insights team within Government
Dr Erin Hawkins
Erin completed a postdoc in the lab before going on to work in Government, within the Department for Education
Dr Andria Shimi
After a postdoc in the lab, Andria went on start her own lab as PI, at the University of Cyprus
After completing a postdoc in the lab, Joe went on to run his own group as PI at Royal Holloway, University of London
Dr Joe Bathelt
Dr Mengya Zhang
After completing a PhD in the lab, Mengya went on to a postdoctoral fellowship in Shanghai
Dr Alex Anwyl-Irvine
After completing his PhD Alex went on to an exciting career in industry, working for Cambridge Cognition
Dr Joe Rennie
After completing his PhD, Rennie secured a postdoctoral researcher role at the University of Exeter
Sophie Gibbons
Sophie worked in the 4D Lab as a research assistant, as part of the RED project. After she finished, she secured a permanent research role for a company in Oxford
Dr Elia Benhamou
Elia is now working in a tech company building digital solutions for the NHS.